19 Mar 2015

Studiobriefs03

We will be providing briefs of what comes out of the studios or independent project development on a daily basis and summarizing them in daily posts.   These will be a quick way to attempt to keep everyone updated on movement of projects.   This post is updated throughout the day.  So check back for the latest updates.

 

NON-SPECIFIC (OR MULTIPLE ENTITES)

ABC/DISNEY/AMC FAMILY/LIFETIME

 

AMC NETWORKS/AMC ENTERTAINMENT/A&E

  • The Walking Dead‘s Executive Producer Greg Nicotero and EP for it’s companion series, Galyntine,  just inked a new overall deal with AMC.   He will continue to Executive Produce both series while developing new projects for the network as part of the two-year pact.  Nicotero got his start as a special effects makeup artist for more than 800 movies and TV projects and in 2010 was top in the business.   He is a four-time prosthetic makeup/visual effects Emmy winner.

CBS/CW/CBSFILMS/SHOWTIME/Pop

  • The Talk tops The View in Viewers and Women 18-49 – CBS’s The Talk out delivered The View in both viewers and women 18-49, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending March 15. The Talk beat The View in viewers (2.61m vs. 2.59m), women 18-49 (0.7/05 vs. 0.6/05) and tied among women 25-54 (0.9/06).

DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION (AOL, AMAZON, HULU, NETFLIX, YAHOO)

  • Hulu just won exclusive subscription video-on-demand rights for the new Fox hit show, Empire, produced by Imagine Television in association with 20th Century Fox Television.   It had been running the last five episodes for free, but will roll those up to the $7.99-per-month subscription Hulu Plus  service. “‘Empire’s’ storylines and music continue to dominate the popular culture conversation each week,” said Craig Erwich, Senior Vice President and Head of Content for Hulu. “Since its premiere, the series has remained one of the top shows on Hulu, and we are ecstatic to be the exclusive streaming home to the biggest show of the year.”
  • Deadline Review:  Bloodline Review:  Netflix Family Drama Runs Deep, Says Dominic Patten

DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS (DISCOVERY CHANNEL)/TLC

 

DREAMWORKS /DREAMWORKS ANIMATION

 

FOX ENTERTAINMENT GROUP/FOX SEARCHLIGHT/NEW REGENCY

LIONSGATE

MGM, ORION, UNITED ARTISTS

  • MGM Holdings Chairman and CEO Gary Barber reported a net income of $156Mil for calendar year 2014, “its highest annual profits in its modern history for the second consecutive year.”  Showing an net income increase of $33Mil or 27% over 2013 results, projects like The Hobbit franchise, Robocop, 22 Jump Street and popular television shows like Viking snad Teen Wolf have contributed to the success.   Q4 resulted in a net income of $42Mil, up $29 Mil from the same quarter in 2013.  iwth an operating cash flow of $373 Mil and a total revenue of $1.4 Mil for 2014, it was the first time that the 55% acquisition of United Artists Media Group (a partnership with Mark Burnett and Roma Downey) were included in the results, recording $14 Mil of net income from that partnership which had a total net income of $25.5 Mil.  Stock, trade on private market rose $2.50 to a $74 per share on the earnings news.  No plans for an IP or other major investments were announced.
  • Deadline Exclusive:  Ballerina Memoir Taking Flight En Pointe for MGM, Alloy

NBC/UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/USA NETWORK/COMCAST/E!/SyFy

SCRIPPS NETWORK

 

 

SONY/TRISTAR/COLUMBIA

 

TIME WARNER/WARNER BROS./HBO/ CNN/TURNER/TNT/TBS/NEWLINE

 

 

VIACOM/COMEDY CENTRAL/PARAMOUNT/MTV

 

 

INDIE

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